# Looking around the grounds at Australia's winter crop prospects | NSW

> Australian winter crop prospects are strong after a good start to the season, with wheat production forecast to rise 93 per cent to 28 million tonnes in 2020. New South Wales has seen heavy rainfall and planting is proceeding rapidly.

- Date: 2020-05-05 · published 2020-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53072-looking-around-the-grounds-at-australia-s-winter-crop-prospects-nsw
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A near doubling of Australian wheat output would substantially increase export supply, pressuring world wheat prices and competing with other origins for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-05 | [Winter Crop Outlook Australia: Strong Rebound](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53071-winter-crop-outlook-australia-strong-rebound.md) | -1.7% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-31 | [Australia's crop outlook improves after soaking rainfall \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23717-australia-s-crop-outlook-improves-after-soaking-rainfall-the-land-nsw.md) | -0.5% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-16 | [Going With the Grain: A nation-wide look at crop prospects - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53074-going-with-the-grain-a-nation-wide-look-at-crop-prospects-abc-news.md) | +0.6% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-16 | [Growers optimistic as winter crop sowing gets underway \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30665-growers-optimistic-as-winter-crop-sowing-gets-underway-the-land-nsw.md) | -0.6% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-31 | [Australia’s winter crop outlook takes more positive turn – News Hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18305-australia-s-winter-crop-outlook-takes-more-positive-turn-news-hub.md) | -1.7% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/6745906/autumn-rain-paints-a-positive-picture-for-grain-production/

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